China News Service, March 29th. The American Overseas Chinese News reported that a recent study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine showed that compared with peers of other races in the United States, Asians have more Older Americans were significantly less satisfied with their lives and received less emotional support.

　　NBC reported on the 28th that the study was based on statistics from the California Health Interview Survey, the largest state health survey organization in the United States. The sample included nearly 8,200 people over the age of 65, with ethnicities including Chinese, Korean, and Filipino. and Vietnamese.

The study, published in January this year, is now peer-reviewed.

　　"There is a common misconception that Asian-Americans are are more satisfied with their lives than other races. But there’s still a lot we don’t know about older adults. The survey results show that they’re not as happy as people think.”

　　Only 54 percent of older Asian Americans surveyed were satisfied with their lives, compared with 80 percent of respondents from other ethnic groups.

Likewise, 56% of older Asian Americans believe they receive the social and emotional support they need on a regular or long-term basis, significantly lower than the 80% of other groups.

Shikata noted that there was no significant correlation between the happiness of older Asians and income level or family size.

　　Specifically, in the Asian group, the life satisfaction of the Korean elderly is the lowest, only 40%.

Less than a third of Korean-American respondents said they received the social and emotional support they needed.

This compares to nearly two-thirds for Chinese and Filipino respondents.

　　Ida, executive director of the National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association, said a number of social and cultural factors make the hearts of marginalized groups very painful.

　　"In general, as people age, there is a corresponding increase in the need for mental health." Ida points out that physical and emotional exhaustion, as well as "anxiety around the meaning of life," all increase with age. become more serious.

"However, our medical facilities are insufficient to meet the needs of the Asian community." (End)